Healthcare Assistant (Day & Out-of-Hours)

NHS; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health services provider in the UK is seeking a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant to join their team at Gravesham Community Hospital. This rewarding full-time position involves supporting registered nurses to deliver essential care to patients with diverse health needs, including those at the end of life. Successful candidates will enhance their clinical skills within a supportive environment while contributing to improved patient outcomes.

Benefits

Access to group pension

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Discount membership options

Mental and physical well-being support

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare or caring roles preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to assist with patient care and support.

Responsibilities

• Assist in caring for patients with complex healthcare needs.
• Report changes in patient conditions to qualified nurses.
• Maintain care plans and document interventions.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Patient care

Job description

Job summary

As a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant, you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team on the Ward, providing high-quality support to the registered nurses in delivering care to a range of complex patients. You will work with increasing autonomy under the guidance of senior staff and contribute to the ongoing care and well-being of inpatients.

Your role will involve assisting in the care of patients with diverse and sometimes complex healthcare needs, including those with life-limiting conditions, patients at the end of life, and individuals requiring support to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or enable a swift discharge. You will play a key part in ensuring these patients receive the appropriate care and support to meet their clinical needs, helping to manage their physical and emotional well-being.

This is a dynamic and varied role where no two days are the same. As you work closely with patients and the multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, while making a tangible difference to the care and recovery of those who need it most. The position is full-time (37.5 hours per week) based at Gravesham Community Hospital, where our services continue to evolve to meet the diverse needs of our local population.

This role is a key part of our comprehensive 24/7 care service operating 365 days a year. As such, you may be required to work day shifts in addition to evenings, nights, weekends, and bank holidays as part of a rota.

Main duties of the job

Within this role you will:

• Communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team, medical, clinical nursing colleagues and staff from other support departments
• Actively seekways to improve the quality of the service provided.
• Recognisewhen to refer to the trained nurse, contribute to the assessment and care planning process by communicating any concerns you may have or that are expressed by a patient or carer to the registered nurse.
• Report changes in patients conditions to qualified nurses and ensure it is documented. Ensure all interventions are appropriately recorded and care plans are maintained to required standards.
• Actively promote the health and wellbeing of patients attending the department.
• Remove dressings and applying simple dressings when trained and competent.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 to £23,875 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/116242/15837

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

Kent

DA11 0DG

Job description Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based on an inpatient Sapphire Ward at Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend, North Kent

You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £23,100.00with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Job description Job responsibilities

As a Healthcare Assistant, youll be part of our valued team based on an inpatient Sapphire Ward at Gravesham Community Hospital in Gravesend, North Kent

You will feel valued as a Healthcare Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £23,100.00with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

Kent

DA11 0DG

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

HCRG Care Group

Address

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

Kent

DA11 0DG

Employer's website

https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)